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adjective

Thorough adj.

Passing through; as, thorough lights in a house. (Obs.)

Passing through or to the end; hence, complete; perfect; as, a thorough reformation; thorough work; a thorough translator; a thorough poet.

noun

Thorough n. A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water. (Prov. Eng.)

adverb

Thorough adv.

Thoroughly. (Obs. or Colloq.)

Through. (Obs.)

preposition

Thorough prep. Through. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Thorough'

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"Thorough" Quotes from Famous Books

... a stout resistance, but the officers easily seized him and, after a hasty but thorough search, unearthed his cache ...

— Constance Dunlap • Arthur B. Reeve

... the ship analyzing our navigational instruments," George said as if he could somehow see through the solid metal. "They're a very thorough race. They probably know far more about us than ...

— No Hiding Place • Richard R. Smith

... myself concerned, be turned another way and changed. But in all these I was but as those that justle against the rocks; more broken, scattered, and rent. Oh, the unthought of imaginations, frights, fears, and terrors that are affected by a thorough application of guilt, yielded to desperation! This is the man that hath "his dwelling among the tombs" with the dead; that is, always crying out and "cutting himself with stones" (Mark 5:2-5). But ...

— The Works of John Bunyan • John Bunyan

... their work. But although talent is not lacking in Persia among statesmen, the country itself, as it is to-day, does not give these men an opportunity of shining as brightly as they might. The whole country is in such a decayed condition that it needs a thorough overhauling. Then only it might be converted into quite a formidable country. It possesses all the necessary requirements to be a first-class nation. Talent in exuberance, physical strength, a convenient geographical position, a good climate, considerable mineral and some agricultural resources, ...

— Across Coveted Lands - or a Journey from Flushing (Holland) to Calcutta Overland • Arnold Henry Savage Landor

... his suspicions. A can of oil might very easily have turned over on the deck, but was there any reason to suppose that a pile of matches would be left lying at one side of the can? The young artist meant to make a thorough search for the possible offender. He wished to get out on the water as soon as he could, because he believed the incendiary had escaped that way. Mr. Brown and Miss Jenny Ann had been walking down the embankment at the very time ...

— Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid • Amy D. V. Chalmers

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